The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-19
AGAINST pOLYeAAIY,
Tho Conference Report Agreed To-Provi
Ions Of the lIeasurc.

Tho Conference Report Agreed To-Provls
Ions Of the Measurc.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 1S.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Edmunds presented the
conference report on tho Utah poiygsmy
bill in the ahapo OF a substitute Tor bosL
Senate and House bills. After q long de-
bate the conference report was agreed to
yeas 81, nays IS. Tho bill now goes to the
President. The frat pix sections Of the
bill apply to prosecutions for bigamy,
adultery, etc., and make the vito or hus.
band competent witness, but they are
not to be compelled to testify. The
seventh and eighth sections apply to the
powers OF court commissioners and Of tho
lnarshsls and deputy marshals. The
ninth and tenth Bections apply to mar
riage ceremony. They require q cer.iG-
cate properly authenticated to be record.
cd in tho office of tho probate court. Tho
eleventh section disApprovea and annuls
all territorial laws recognizing the capacity
Of illegitimate children to inherit, or be
entitled to any distributiye share in tho
estate Of the father.
Tho twelfth section disapproves and an.
nuis territorial lava comforting jurisd;c-
ton upon probate courts, with certain ex-
ceptions. The thirteenth section makes
it the duty Of tho Attorney General Of the
United States to institute proceedings to
escheat to the United States the property
and corporations obtained or held in vio!a-
ton Of section 8 Of the act of July 1862, tho
proceeds ofsuch eacheat to be applied to
the use and benefit Of common schools in
the territory. The fourteenth section reg
ulates proceedings in such caaes. The fl
teenth section diaapproves and annuls all
laws OF the legislative assembly crsating
or continuing the perpetual emiGsating
fund company and disaolves thst corpora
ton. The sixteenth section directs pro-
ceeding for the disposition Of tho property
and assets OF the emigrating fund COM
pany. All such property, in excess OF
debts and lawful claims is to eacheat to
the United States for tho benefit OF tho
common schools in the territory.
The seventoenthsectfon dienpproveB and
annuls tho acts Of the legislative ussom-
bly, incorporating or providing for the
church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints, and dissolyes that corporation. {.
It makes 1t tho duty of the Attorney
General Of the United States to institute
legal proceedings to wind up the affairs ol
the corporation. eiias )
Section nineteen gives to the Presiden.
the appointment OF q probate Judge in
each county. n
Section twenty makes it unlawful ior any
woman to vote in any election, and annulf
acts Of the Legislative assembly which
permit female suffrage. 1?.l .
The four next sections make proyisioue
ss to elections and they require Of votert
an oath or affirmation to support the con-
stitution and obey the laws, especially the
anti.polygamy act Of March %, 1882, and
this act. i.N'N&5 S;se9
Section IS abol;shes the office OF terri
torial superintendent OF public schools
and makes it tho duty Of the. Supreme
Court Of the territory to appoint com
missioner OF schools. 81 s557 y f,,y
Section 20 gives to all religions societies
'sects and congregations the right to hold